Mykhailo Mudryk, a 23-year-old Chelsea player, has provided a positive sample for a banned substance. While he denies knowingly using any prohibited drugs, he is cooperating with authorities to investigate the source of the positive result.
The 23-year-old confirms positive test but denies 'knowingly' using banned substance s after being left out of Chelsea 's recent matchday squad. Mudryk said: “I can confirm that I have been notified that a sample I provided to The FA contained a banned substance . This has come as a complete shock as I have never knowingly used any banned substance s or broken any rules, and am working closely with my team to investigate how this could have happened.
I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon.I cannot say any more now due to the confidentiality of the process, but I will as soon as I can.”, both based in Mudryk’s native Ukraine, first reported that the 23-year-old provided a positive result with an “A” sample in October. Chelsea Football Club can confirm the Football Association recently contacted our player Mykhailo Mudryk concerning an adverse finding in a routine urine test,” a Chelsea spokesperson said. “Both the club and Mykhailo fully support The FA’s testing programme and all our players, including Mykhailo, are regularly tested. Mykhailo has confirmed categorically that he has never knowingly used any banned substances. Both Mykhailo and the club will now work with the relevant authorities to establish what has caused the adverse finding.Chelsea and the player are now awaiting the results of a further “B” sample, which will help to confirm the original test for an unspecified substance if it is positive. Mudryk signed for Chelsea in 2023 from Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth £62m, potentially rising to £88.5m. He is on an eight-and-a-half year contract
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